Cuban Montecristo Cigars Personal Blog

I had a whole topic ready for today’s entry and decided to do something a bit different because of a Montecristo memory I can’t seem to shake off today… I was at a friend’s and we had a few Cubans burning, one of them being a Montecristo A and another being a Sancho Panza Sanchos, 2 fine cigars to smoke as you waste the afternoon away… We didn’t opt for any beverages that were alcoholic but decided on going through a pot of coffee with these two Gran Coronas… The Sancho Panza was mild for the beginning into the second third and had a grassy, almost vegetal profile as it evolved into a woodier profile whereas the Montecristo A, a milder cigar once again, displayed more of a leather and woody flavors but with more spice and pepper… I started thinking of different Montes I had smoked through the years but one memory in particular keeps coming back to me because of my surroundings that day and the cigar I was smoking… I was in central British Columbia, doing a bit of trout fishing with my friend, Norm, the weather was warm and without much wind, trout were biting and I had a Montecristo Robusto LE 2006… I wasn’t sure what to expect from this LE and the rich complex flavors put on a show that was memorable indeed… For some reason I didn’t smoke enough of these cigars and now I wish I had a humidor full of them, who knows, I may run into a box at some time in the future… Other thoughts go to Montecristos I smoked in Cuba, No 4′s and No 2′s… You tend to cherish those memories for years and sometimes a gentle waft of someone’s cigar on the street or at a party will quickly send you back there at lightning speed…